glean

1. v. t. To gather after a reaper; to collect in scattered or fragmentary parcels, as the grain left by a reaper, or grapes left after the gathering. Source: opted

2. v. t. To gather from (a field or vineyard) what is left. Source: opted

3. v. t. To collect with patient and minute labor; to pick out; to obtain. Source: opted

4. v. i. To gather stalks or ears of grain left by reapers. Source: opted

5. v. i. To pick up or gather anything by degrees. Source: opted

6. n. A collection made by gleaning. Source: opted

7. n. Cleaning; afterbirth. Source: opted

8. v. gather, as of natural products Source: wordnet

9. A collection made by gleaning.The gleans of yellow thyme distend his thighs. Dryden. Source: adambom

10. v:100 v gather, as of natural products Source: ecdict

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